It’s hard to find hope for the future of Haiti. Ever since the 2004 coup that removed former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti has been an island of violence. According to the United Nations, there has […]
This overview article by Mark Weisbrot will be published in the next issue (Vol. 36, No. 4, 2006) of the International Journal of Health Services. Click here for original URL. It looks at Latin America’s […]
While the Bush administration has taken an increasingly hostile stance toward Cuba, U.S. and Cuban doctors worked together for the first time this May during an historic 7-day Medical Brigade to Honduras. The brigade, organized […]
Dijo que el operativo de las fuerzas armadas israelíes en Gaza "está fuera de toda proporción" y que "lo avergüenza ser amigo de Israel". Estas palabras no provienen de algún "judío que se odia a […]
The Mercosur summit in Cordoba, Argentina, on 20-21 July came at a key moment in South America’s integration process. To understand its significance, Justin Vogler talks to the leading Brazilian historian, Luiz Alberto Moniz Bandeira. […]
Doce buses llevando cientos de personas de la región ecuatoriana de Intag llegaron a Quito el 12 de Julio para una reunión de dos días, para realizar una marcha en celebración de "la vida, los derechos y […]
The AP has reported that the U.S. plans to help Honduras build a military base in the northeast part of the country near the Nicaraguan border to help combat drug trafficking. "It’s a zone where there […]
Civil Society is demanding transparency regarding negotiations for a free trade agreement between Canada and Central America. About 150 organizations from throughout the hemisphere are demanding the Canadian government (and its Central American counterparts) release […]
Peru’s Supreme Court recently ordered government health officials to develop and execute a “public health emergency plan” to alleviate toxic emissions in the town of La Oroya, where Missouri-based Doe Run operates a nearby metallurgical […]
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